Adam Cahn | New York Personal Injury Lawyer

Adam D. Cahn is a seasoned litigator, who began his legal career in 1994. His primary focus is representing individuals in personal injury and medical malpractice matters at all levels of state and federal practice. He lectures in the field of trial advocacy and is regularly sought by local newspapers, television and radio stations for his expertise on matters in the legal field.

Mr. Cahn has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements throughout New York state on cases involving CRPS/RSD injuries; construction accidents, brain injury litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, lead paint exposure, sexual harassment and general negligence. His litigation background has included criminal defense, corporate and commercial representation.

Mr. Cahn earned his law degree at night from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, while juggling a full-time job in real estate finance. At Touro, he was a member of Law Review and received American Jurisprudence Award for outstanding achievement in both Trial Practice and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He co-founded the Touro Environmental Law Journal and was a recipient of the Gary M. Schwartz Fellowship, for which he was awarded a paid judicial internship.

He received his undergraduate degree in business management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP	New York, NY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center	J.D.	Law School	1994
Tulane University	Bachelors	Business Management	1988

State / Court	Date
New York	1995

• New York State Trial Lawyers Association | Member
  Association of the Bar of the City of New York | Member
  New York City Bar Association
  New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

• National Trial Lawyers Organization Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York State
  New York's Super Lawyers, 2010 - Present
  Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Litigation Elite's Top 100 Litigators in New York in the field of personal injury
  New York Law Journals' Verdicts Hall of Fame Honoree
  America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award
  17th highest verdict in New York State for an automobile case-2012
  Selected as a member of Lawyers of Distinction, recognizing Excellence in Personal Injury
  National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award
  Avvo Rating of Superb & listed as a 10 out of 10 by Legal Consumers
  Selected to the American Law Society-Official Home of America's Top Lawyers
  Who's Who Directories' Top Attorneys of North America
  Selected as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  Multiple appearances in the New York Law Journal's Top New York Verdicts
  Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year-Attorney at Law Magazine
  Top 100 Lawyers in the field of personal injury in 2013
  Top 100 Lawyers in the field of personal injury in 2016
  Named Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Attorney at Law Magazine (2018)
  Top Lawyer – Top 100 Registry —(2020)

• Several undisclosed multimillion-dollar verdicts against local churches for sexual assaults by clergy

• $9 million verdict for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident

• $4.8 million settlement for an individual run over by an out-of-control car

• $2.9 million verdict for a woman whose doctor failed to diagnose colon cancer

• $2.7 million settlement during trial for an infant caused to suffer a severe shoulder injury during birth due to improper delivery techniques

• Adam Cahn has successfully recovered more than $250 million on behalf of his clients through verdicts, mediations, arbitrations and settlements.
  $11 million settlement during trial against a major automobile manufacturer

• $1.24 million verdict for lead poisoning to an infant

• $1 million verdict involving the malpositioning of a patients arm during hernia surgery

• $1 million verdict for a warehouse manager who fell from a defective roof

• Fire Litigation Quarterly | Fireman's Act Upheld | 2006
  Crain's | Case Closed for Lawyers | 1995

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1995) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	November 12, 2020

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